Eckforthey Early Origins

The surname Eckforthey was first found in Roxburghshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Eckforthey Spelling Variations

Eckforthey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Eckford, Eckfoord, Exford, Ecksford and others.

Eckforthey Early History

Eckforthey Early History

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Eckforthey Early Notables (pre 1700)

Eckforthey Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Phillip Eckford who settled in Philadelphia in 1731; Henry Eckford, who arrived in New York city in 1791; Agnes Eckford, who came to Canada in 1854; as well as William Eckford, who was recorded in the Ontario census of 1871..

Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.

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